Devils Daily: Coaching Carousel Reaction; Roy in on Long Island

The New York Islanders didn’t surprise anyone when they fired Lane Lambert as their head coach. They did, however, shock the hockey world when they hired Patrick Roy to take his place. The New Jersey Devils’ head coach reacted to that change within the Metropolitan Division.

Speaking of the Isles, the reason for the change is because they needed a swift kick in the behind. They hired the right guy for that job.

Elsewhere, what’s the fallout of Pittsburgh’s decision on Jake Guentzel? Boston’s Grzelcyk knows where he wants to remain, and San Jose’s third jersey sees a few more leaks.

Let’s do that hockey.

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Hockey Now: Devils head coach Lindy Ruff reacts to the coaching change in the Metropolitan Division as the coaching carousel continues to spin.

More NJHN: The Devils’ young blue line was outclassed by the veteran Dallas Stars. Read up on the takeaways from Saturday’s 6-2 loss.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: In the debate over Jake Guentzel’s future, both the immediate and long-term, everyone seems to be missing one point: What will be the fallout this season if Dubas deals Guentzel, and what will be the fallout over the next year?

National Hockey Now

New York Islanders

NYI Hockey Now:  Islanders fans had seen enough of Lane Lambert months ago. They needed someone to light a fire under them. Patrick Roy is the perfect spark, says NYI Hockey Now’s Andrew Fantucchio.

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Hockey Now: The Montreal Canadiens assigned defenceman Arber Xhekaj to the Laval Rocket to work on his defensive game. However, last night, he entertained the masses with a lively fight in the AHL.

Boston Bruins

Boston Hockey Now: Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk isn’t letting his contract status drag him down, but he also isn’t shy talking about who he wants to play for past this season. Spoiler alert, he doesn’t want to change a thing.

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Hockey Now: New details from Sharks’ new third jersey are leaking out, and we were wrong, it’s definitely not a new Stealth jersey.

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